Yom Kippur Quotes

• Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holy of holies of Jewish time. It is that rarest of phenomena, a Jewish festival without food. Instead it is a day of fasting and prayer, introspection and self-judgment when, collectively and repeatedly, we confess our sins and pray to be written into God's Book of Life.

  Jonathan Sacks

  Prayer, Book, Self

  "Democratised Holiness: What Yom Kippur Teaches Us About Moral Responsibility". www.abc.net.au. October 3, 2014.

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• Until the Yom Kippur War, in 1973, until then Israel didn't have a chance but to fight for her life. We were attacked five times, outgunned, outnumbered, on a small piece of land, and our main challenge was to remain alive.

  Shimon Peres

  War, Fighting, Israel

  Shimon Peres' speech at Harvard University, October 20, 2004.

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• In the matrimonial life of the Jewish male every day is Yom Kippur.

  Howard Jacobson

  Males

  "Coming from Behind". Book by Howard Jacobson, 1983.

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• I know some people say that high fashion should not be worn at synagogue. I, on the other hand, think that it is of the utmost importance that the Goldbergs from down the street see you in the new Chanel Fall 2010 Yom Kippur line.

  Rachel Zoe

  Fashion, Fall, Thinking

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• It hinges on oil. Europeans feel they handled the boycott after the Yom Kippur War [1973] very badly. The Arabs need to sell oil; otherwise they cannot live.

  Manfred Gerstenfeld

  War, Oil, Needs

  Source: www.beliefnet.com

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• Ninety-seven saint days a year wouldn't affect the theater, but two Yom Kippurs would ruin it.

  Brendan Behan

  Years, Two, Saint

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